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At the 2026 Primetime Emmys, 254 Full Sail University graduates were credited on 208 nominated projects, with 17 grads nominated by name for 20 Emmy awards.
For years, Full Sail University graduates have frequently been in the credits of nominated TV shows at the Primetime Emmy Awards, and 2026 is no exception. Grads from degree programs like Film, Recording Arts, Entertainment Business, Computer Animation, and more helped out on nominated projects this year, and several grads were nominated for their own Emmys. In total, 254 Full Sail University graduates were credited on 208 nominated projects in 104 categories at the 2026 Emmy Awards, and 17 grads were nominated by name for 20 Emmy Awards of their own.
Which Full Sail University graduates were nominated for Emmys at the 2026 Emmy Awards?
Seventeen Full Sail grads from a range of degree programs were nominated for a total of 20 individual awards at the 2026 Primetime Emmys. They are:
- Sean Sforza – Film (Producer: The Beast In Me)
- Eric Kovtun – Film (Executive Producer: Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette)
- Michelle Ivan Messina – Film (Editor: The Amazing Race)
- James Miller – Recording Arts (Sound Designer: Predator: Killer of Killers)
- Brad North – Recording Arts (Co-Supervising Sound Editor: Alien: Earth, “Neverland”)
- Andy Sisal – Recording Arts (Co-Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer: Spider-Noir, “The Man In The Mask”)
- Run Garcia – Recording Arts (Supervising Sound Editor: The Beast In Me, “Sick Puppy”)
- Jerry Lafuente – Entertainment Business, Recording Arts (Sound Effects Editor: Beef, “It Will Stay This Way And You Will Obey”)
- Debora Lilavois – Recording Arts (Music Editor: Billy Joel: And So It Goes)
- Judah Getz – Recording Arts (ADR Mixer: Pluribus, “We Is Us”; Beef, “It Will Stay This Way And You Will Obey”; Widow’s Bay, “What To Expect On Your Trip” )
- Michael P. Clark – Recording Arts (Re-recording Mixer: Stranger Things, “Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up”)
- Jamison Rabbe – Recording Arts (ADR Mixer: Monster: The Ed Gein Story, “Sick As Your Secrets”; Shrinking, “I Will Be Grape”)
- Patrick Christensen – Recording Arts (ADR Mixer: The Bear, “Scallop”)
- Jeffrey Roy – Recording Arts (ADR Mixer: Shrinking, “I Will Be Grape”)
- Gary A. Rizzo – Recording Arts (Re-recording Mixer: John Candy: I Like Me)
- John A. Pitron – Recording Arts (Production Mixer: The Amazing Race)
- Tal Anderson – Film (Guest Actress: The Pitt, “5:00 P.M.”)
Which Full Sail degree programs did 2026’s Emmy-nominated grads graduate from?
Full Sail graduates nominated for individual Emmy awards graduated from Full Sail’s Film bachelor’s program and the university’s Recording Arts program.
Full Sail’s Film program is offered on campus and prepares students for entry-level film industry roles through hands-on projects. Students can explore areas like writing, casting, building sets, visual effects, editing, producing, and audio work by using industry-standard equipment and facilities – like cameras, lighting equipment, soundstages, the university’s virtual production studio, editing software, and more – to develop a professional portfolio.
Full Sail’s campus Recording Arts program can help students get ready for entry-level roles in recording jobs across a range of industries, like music; live event production; post-production for movies, TV, and games; and more. Through hands-on projects, students can develop skills like recording, sound design, mixing, mastering, and vocal production, which they then use to create a professional portfolio to show to employers and clients.
What kind of work did Full Sail University grads do on 2026’s Emmy-nominated shows?
Full Sail grads worked in sound, production, visual effects, editing, props, and more on this year’s nominated projects. Film grad Mark Sawa was a VFX Assistant Editor on Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (nominated for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Season or Movie), and fellow Film grad Katherine Henderson was a Production Assistant on Fallout (10 nominations in categories like Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) and Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes).
Film grad Kelly Walton worked in the Props department on Widow’s Bay (nominated in 19 categories including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Production Design, and Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series), while Recording Arts grad Joshua Adeniji was a Sound Effects Editor on The Pitt (25 nominations in categories like Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series). Greg M. Silverman, a Computer Animation graduate, was a Visual Effects Artist on The Beast in Me (nine nominations, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series and Outstanding Music Composition).
Additional graduates worked as location scouts, set dressers, grips, lighting technicians, creative layout supervisors, music editors, script supervisors, and more on nominated shows.
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